NHL Betting Preview: Kraken vs Maple Leafs

The Seattle Kraken clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs in this NHL matchup at Scotiabank Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Saturday, October 18. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Kraken to Cause Leafs Problems

Let’s go for the Kraken at -143 to triumph with a +1.5 goal start. This should be a big enough advantage over the Maple Leafs and that’s why we’re making this prediction.

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Leafs Are 7 From 8 on the H2H

Seattle Kraken have been beaten in successive games and the latest was on the road at Canadian Tire Centre. Ottawa Senators claimed a 4-3 (SO) win. Chandler Stephenson registered two goals, with Shane Wright scoring one.

Toronto Maple Leafs last game was a 2-1 (OT) home win. This victory over New York Rangers at Scotiabank Arena made it back-to-back victories. Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each scored one goal. Goalie Anthony Stolarz produced a great performance and had 28 saves (.966).

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was the Leafs who came out on top when they last played the Kraken. At Climate Pledge Arena, a 3-1 win was recorded. The Leafs have beaten the Kraken in the past five meetings. They’ve also claimed 7 wins in the past 8 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Joey Daccord (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-0-1	2.2	.918	0
23/24	19-18-11	2.46	.916	3

Anthony Stolarz (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-2-0	2.5	.907	0
23/24	16-7-1	2.03	.925	2

Seattle Kraken – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 25.4 shots on goal, with a 18.9% powerplay efficiency. The Kraken have been giving up 3.0 goals from 27.4 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.8%.

Jared McCann is the top points scorer with 10 points, 7 goals and 3 assists, with Jordan Eberle recording 7 points which were all assists. Goalie Joey Daccord have a 3.11 goal against average with a .889 save percentage.

Toronto Maple Leafs – Last 10 Games

The Leafs have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.7 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 5.4% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.5 goals from 30.1 shots, averaging 4.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.1%.

The top points scorer is William Nylander with 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists, while Matthew Knies is next best after registering 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Joseph Woll have a 3.43 GAA with a .889 SV%, including one shutout.

Seattle Kraken vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction & Picks

We dive into the best Seattle Kraken vs Toronto Maple Leafs betting angles, including a key match prediction, our correct score forecast and a value-focused bet builder. Read on for the full breakdown.

Game Prediction

Our pick for this NHL encounter is Seattle Kraken +1.5 on the puck line. The underdogs look capable of putting up a fight and we don’t anticipate them being beaten easily.

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Key Kraken vs Maple Leafs stats:

The +1.5 line has been covered by Kraken in 7 consecutive games.
The +1.5 line has been covered by Kraken in 9 of their last 10 games.
The +1.5 line has been covered by Kraken in 16 of their last 20 games.
The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Maple Leafs in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Maple Leafs in 14 of their last 20 games.

Kraken +1.5 Probability

The odds at the top betting apps suggest our pick has a 58.8% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Kraken +1.5

Totals Over 5.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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Seattle Kraken vs Toronto Maple Leafs Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Leafs Big Favorites With the Books

According to the Moneyline betting odds, Toronto Maple Leafs are red-hot -208 favorites with the sportsbooks and that means a 68% chance of winning this game. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Seattle Kraken are trading at +172.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 5.5. There are many ways to wager on hockey including Totals. If you fancy Over 5.5, this outcome can be backed at -141.

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Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Kraken

NHL: 17/10 Kraken3 Senators 4
NHL: 15/10 Kraken4 Canadiens 5
NHL: 12/10 Golden Knights1 Kraken 2
NHL: 10/10 Ducks1 Kraken 3
NHL: 16/04 Kings6 Kraken 5

Maple Leafs

NHL: 17/10 Rangers1 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 15/10 Predators4 Maple Leafs 7
NHL: 13/10 Red Wings3 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 12/10 Maple Leafs3 Red Wings 6
NHL: 09/10 Canadiens2 Maple Leafs 5

Head to Head

Seattle vs Toronto

NHL: 07/02 2025 Maple Leafs 3 Kraken 1
NHL: 01/11 2024 Kraken 1 Maple Leafs 4
NHL: 22/01 2024 Maple Leafs 3 Kraken 1
NHL: 01/12 2023 Kraken 3 Maple Leafs 4
NHL: 27/02 2023 Maple Leafs 5 Kraken 1
NHL: 06/01 2023 Kraken 5 Maple Leafs 1
NHL: 09/03 2022 Kraken 4 Maple Leafs 6
NHL: 15/02 2022 Maple Leafs 6 Kraken 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Seattle Kraken Stats

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.80 pts and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 25.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9.3
Blocks: 18.1
Faceoff Wins : 27.5
Hits: 23.6
Giveaways: 16.7
Takeaways: 6

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 26.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 20.2
Faceoff Wins : 26.1
Hits: 20.1
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 6

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.2
Shots: 26.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 10.9
Blocks: 19.2
Faceoff Wins : 31.6
Hits: 34.2
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 27.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 8.6
Blocks: 20.7
Faceoff Wins : 32.7
Hits: 32.4
Giveaways: 15.2
Takeaways: 3.6

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Seattle Kraken Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
19	Jared McCann	4	17.33	3	1	4	1
62	Brandon Montour	4	22.8	0	4	4	3
29	Vince Dunn	4	21.5	1	3	4	0

7	Jordan Eberle	4	19.25	0	3	3	0
17	Jaden Schwartz	4	17.75	1	2	3	1
10	Matthew Beniers	4	19.53	1	2	3	0
9	Chandler Stephenson	4	20.93	2	0	2	0
27	Mason Marchment	4	14.9	1	1	2	0
51	Shane Wright	4	14.85	1	1	2	1
12	Tye Kartye	4	12.5	0	1	1	-1
38	Jani Nyman	4	8.08	1	0	1	1
28	Josh Mahura	4	16.53	0	1	1	3
55	Ryan Lindgren	4	19.95	0	1	1	-1
6	Adam Larsson	4	21.88	0	1	1	-4
89	Frederick Gaudreau	4	12.88	0	1	1	0
24	Jamie Oleksiak	4	16.35	1	0	1	-1
20	Eeli Tolvanen	4	14.93	0	0	0	1
26	Ryan Winterton	4	14.08	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Joey Daccord	3	2.23	0.918
31	Philipp Grubauer	1	2.77	0.875
30	Matt Murray	-	-	-

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	William Nylander	5	19.94	2	7	9	1
23	Matthew Knies	5	20.5	2	5	7	3
91	John Tavares	5	17.5	1	4	5	0

34	Auston Matthews	5	21.76	4	1	5	5
44	Morgan Rielly	5	21.32	1	4	5	-3
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	5	18.92	1	3	4	0
74	Bobby McMann	5	15.1	2	1	3	2
19	Calle Jaernkrok	5	11.12	3	0	3	-1
55	Nicolas Roy	5	11.86	1	1	2	-2
18	Steven Lorentz	2	6.7	0	2	2	3
22	Jake McCabe	5	21.32	1	1	2	6
11	Max Domi	5	13.56	1	0	1	-1
89	Nick Robertson	5	11.08	0	1	1	-1
63	Matias Maccelli	5	13.96	0	1	1	0
81	Dakota Joshua	5	10.74	0	1	1	-5
8	Christopher Tanev	5	19.48	0	1	1	4
53	Easton Cowan	3	13.33	0	1	1	2
2	Simon Benoit	5	17.56	0	1	1	2
25	Brandon Carlo	5	18.18	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
	Cayden Primeau	1	4	0.867
41	Anthony Stolarz	4	2.52	0.907

Injuries & Suspensions

Seattle Kraken Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Ryker Evans

Injured

Kaapo Kakko

Injured

Frederick Gaudreau

Injured

Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Scott Laughton

Injured

Joseph Woll

Unavailable

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Seattle Kraken Lineups

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Kraken 3-4 Senators

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	4	4	0	0	8	1	3	4	19	8	11	2-0-0	2-0-0	0-0	4-0	4W
2 Washington	5	4	1	0	8	0.8	3	4	14	8	6	2-1-0	2-0-0	0-0	4-1	4W
3 New Jersey	4	3	1	0	6	0.75	3	3	14	12	2	1-0-0	2-1-0	0-0	3-1	3W
4 Pittsburgh	5	3	2	0	6	0.6	3	3	15	15	0	1-1-0	2-1-0	0-0	3-2	1W
5 NY Rangers	6	2	3	1	5	0.417	2	2	11	9	2	0-3-0	2-0-1	0-0	2-4	3L
6 Philadelphia	4	1	2	1	3	0.375	1	1	11	13	-2	1-1-0	0-1-1	0-0	1-3	1L
7 Columbus	4	1	3	0	2	0.25	1	1	11	13	-2	0-2-0	1-1-0	0-0	1-3	2L
8 NY Islanders	4	1	3	0	2	0.25	1	1	11	15	-4	1-2-0	0-1-0	0-0	1-3	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	5	4	1	0	8	0.8	3	4	16	12	4	3-1-0	1-0-0	0-0	4-1	4W
2 Montreal	5	4	1	0	8	0.8	2	4	18	14	4	2-0-0	2-1-0	0-0	4-1	4W
3 Toronto	5	3	2	0	6	0.6	2	3	19	16	3	3-1-0	0-1-0	0-0	3-2	2W
4 Boston	5	3	2	0	6	0.6	2	3	18	15	3	2-1-0	1-1-0	0-0	3-2	2L
5 Florida	6	3	3	0	6	0.5	3	3	15	17	-2	3-0-0	0-3-0	0-0	3-3	3L
6 Ottawa	5	2	3	0	4	0.4	1	1	16	25	-9	1-1-0	1-2-0	1-0	2-3	1W
7 Tampa Bay	5	1	2	2	4	0.4	1	1	14	18	-4	0-2-0	1-0-2	0-0	1-4	2L
8 Buffalo	4	1	3	0	2	0.25	1	1	10	14	-4	1-2-0	0-1-0	0-0	1-3	1W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	5	4	0	1	9	0.9	4	4	17	9	8	1-0-1	3-0-0	0-1	4-1	2W
2 Winnipeg	4	3	1	0	6	0.75	3	3	17	11	6	1-1-0	2-0-0	0-0	3-1	3W
3 Dallas	4	3	1	0	6	0.75	2	2	18	15	3	1-1-0	2-0-0	1-0	3-1	1L
4 Utah	5	3	2	0	6	0.6	2	3	14	11	3	2-0-0	1-2-0	0-0	3-2	2W
5 Nashville	5	2	1	2	6	0.6	2	2	14	15	-1	1-0-1	1-1-1	0-0	2-3	2L
6 Chicago	6	2	2	2	6	0.5	2	2	20	17	3	1-1-1	1-1-1	0-1	2-4	1L
7 St Louis	4	2	2	0	4	0.5	2	2	12	17	-5	0-2-0	2-0-0	0-0	2-2	1L
8 Minnesota	5	2	3	0	4	0.4	1	1	16	20	-4	1-1-0	1-2-0	1-0	2-3	2L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	5	3	0	2	8	0.8	2	3	20	18	2	1-0-1	2-0-1	0-1	3-2	2W
2 Seattle	4	2	0	2	6	0.75	1	2	12	11	1	2-0-0	0-0-2	0-1	2-2	2L
3 Vancouver	5	3	2	0	6	0.6	2	2	16	14	2	1-1-0	2-1-0	1-0	3-2	2W
4 Edmonton	4	2	1	1	5	0.625	2	2	10	9	1	1-0-1	1-1-0	0-1	2-2	1L
5 Anaheim	4	2	2	0	4	0.5	1	2	13	16	-3	1-1-0	1-1-0	0-0	2-2	1L
6 LA Kings	5	1	3	1	3	0.3	0	0	14	20	-6	0-2-0	1-1-1	1-1	1-4	3L
7 San Jose	4	0	2	2	2	0.25	0	0	13	22	-9	0-1-2	0-1-0	0-0	0-4	4L
8 Calgary	5	1	4	0	2	0.2	0	0	10	19	-9	0-2-0	1-2-0	1-0	1-4	4L

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Previous Seattle Kraken Lineups

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